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10 cities we want to see the UFC at in 2023

By Alec Arritola

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - MARCH 31: A UFC sign is seen on Copacabana beach to promote the UFC 237: Namajunas Vs. Andrade, on March 31, 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. UFC 237: Namajunas Vs. Andrade will take place on May 11 at Jeunesse Arena. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - MARCH 31: A UFC sign is seen on Copacabana beach to promote the UFC 237: Namajunas Vs. Andrade, on March 31, 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. UFC 237: Namajunas Vs. Andrade will take place on May 11 at Jeunesse Arena. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images) /
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4. Kingston, Jamaica

Jamaicans have been making a recent splash in the UFC, especially with current bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling and Jamaican-born welterweight champ Leon Edwards. Following Uriah Hall’s retirement this past August, Randy Brown and Ode Osbourne are also some of the fighters repping the Jamaican flag.

The UFC has never held an event in Jamaica; however, fighters like Sterling have asked president White to take the promotion to the influential island of Reggae and Rastafari.

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One possible venue for the affair could be the Jamaican National Stadium in Independence Park. Initially built for the 1966 British Empire Games, the National Stadium hosts various entertainment events, and an iconic statue of Bob Marley marks the entrance to Independence Park. With a capacity of 35,000, there is more than ample space to host a massive UFC 2023 fight card featuring Sterling, Edwards, and Brown.

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